Surgery was planned to decompress the spinal cord by removing the hypertrophic ligament from C4 to C6 as well as the HID at C4/5 and C5/6.

“The decompression of the upper two levels, C3-C4 and C4-C5, is performed by removing the C4 lamina and the cephalad half of the C5 lamina and the ligamentum flavum,” Shiraishi said.

Had Mobi-C disc put in at C5-C6, however 1st surgery failed to remove bone spur sticking into my spinal cord. 2nd surgery took care of it. Recommend using Yelp or other online reviews of doctors.

Cervical radiographs 6 months after surgery showed successful C5–C7 fusion (Figure 5) and no evidence of tumor recurrence. CT images at this time showed that the C4 and C5 pedicle screws were ...

Population-based data from Rochester, Minnesota, indicate that cervical radiculopathy has an annual incidence rate of 107.3 per 100,000 for men and 63.5 per 100,000 for women, with a peak at 50 to ...

Level one fusion on my C4/C5 vertebrae was in the great hands of Dr. Cordover at Andrews Sports Medicine was a great experience considering," Strowman wrote on Instagram at the time.

Former WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman — real name Adam Scherr — has revealed on social media that he is on the road to recovery after having a level one fusion on his C4 and C5 vertebrae.